smor·gas·bord (smôr?g?s-bôrd?)n.1. A buffet meal featuring a varied number of dishes.2. A varied collection: “a smorgasbord of fashionable paranormal beliefs” (Martin Gardner).[Swedish smörgåsbord : smörgås, open-faced sandwich (smör, butter from Old Norse smjör; akin to Old English smerian, to smear + Swedish dialectal gås, lump of butter, from Old Norse g?s, goose; see gosling) + bord, table (from Old Norse bordh).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.smorgasbord (?sm????s?b??d; ?sm??-) n (Cookery) a variety of cold or hot savoury dishes, such as pâté, smoked salmon, etc, served in Scandinavia as hors d’oeuvres or as a buffet meal[Swedish, from smörgås sandwich + bord table]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014smor?gas?bord or smör?gås?bord (?sm?r g?s?b?rd, -?bo?rd or, often, ??m?r-) n. 1. a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc. 2. an extensive array or variety. [1915?20;